United Kingdom-Swansea: Lease of Heat to Electricity Unit for RICE Project

Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2019/S 112-274968/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Swansea University
Postal address: Procurement — Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Town: Swansea
Postal code: SA2 8PP
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1792606268
Email: o.n.cullen@swansea.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.swansea.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Lease of Heat to Electricity Unit for RICE Project

Reference number: SU255(19)
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38970000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Swansea University wish to enter into a lease agreement with Granite Power Ltd for supply and use of a G30 Heat to Electricity Unit for use in an industrial setting as part of the rice research project. In addition, Granite will be covering delivery and insurance costs, providing personnel for the safe installation and management of the unit, and associated training costs for University employees.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:360000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 38000000
Main CPV code: 71323100

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKL Main site or place of performance:Tata Steel Port Talbot

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Granite Power were identified as a potential collaborator on the rice project due to their expertise in the development of Heat to Electricity ‘Granex’ technology. Work Package 6 of the rice project is focussed on the trialling of heat to electricity technology in an industrial setting. This technology is highly specialised and for the purposes of rice it was necessary to find a relatively small unit to trial, but one which was at a technology readiness level suitable for installation at Tata Steel’s site in Port Talbot.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:The contract will be funded by SMART Expertise, which is a Welsh Government initiative supported by ERDF funding.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication(in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2019-06-07
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Granite Power
Postal address: Level 13, 84 Pitt St
Town: Sydney
Postal code: 2000
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UK
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The University will observe a voluntary standstill for a period of ten calendar days prior to entering into any contract.
The standstill period shall end at 23:59 21.6.2019.
(WA Ref:92950).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Swansea University
Postal address: Procurement — Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Town: Swansea
Postal code: SA2 8PP
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1792606268
E-mail: o.n.cullen@swansea.ac.uk
Internet address: www.swansea.ac.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2019-06-11

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for
competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
The plant is designed for a gross electrical output of ~30 kW from waste heat to meet the power requirements of several advanced technology installations.
Demonstration plant is available to be deployed at a major industrial site by 1.7.2019.
The demonstration plant fits on a 6m x 4,5 m footprint, and includes:
— 1 standard 8’ x 20’ (TEU) container for the SORC power unit,
— 1 standard 8’ x 20’ (TEU) container for the Electrical and Control/PLC equipment
— 1 separate flue gas heat recovery heat exchanger (on a 2m square pad).
Demonstration plant was designed to accommodate multiple variable heat sources of up to 350 ºC and to function effectively on a 24/7 basis to provide clean energy to the other installations.
Demonstration plant is to function effectively and continuously (24/7) at supercritical level.
The demonstration plant will allow the plant to operate continuously over the full range of operational flue gas flow rates (nominally up to 50 000 m3/h).
An effective and tested PLC accompanies the plant to support the 24/7 monitoring and data collection for academic research and improvement purposes.
The demonstration plant has been previously deployed and tested with other green or clean technologies/renewables.
Following comprehensive market research, Swansea University is of the understanding that no other company is able to deliver this equipment.